The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
HAPPY CORRESPONDENT.
The Incidents of a Pleasant Picnic
Pleasantly Told.

Mr.. Correspondent, through your ever in
tcresting AID indispensable column OF Due
feelings ho'd Tor the picnic Of the season
given 10y the Honea Path Division of Sons
of Temperance at ErwinS Mill last Friday,
the l3lh. It was under genial skies and through
pleasant brccZcS that five OF us, MeSSrS. H. IL.
Greer, X. s. NicklcS, II. =. Cochran, Patton
Kennedy and this writer made the twelve
miles drive, arriving on the festive scene af
about 1880. The picnic ground was down in
the pastur0-it was indeed a pasture for Gu
pid-a pretty grove shading banks at the river
upon which so many hearts have learned to
beat as one.
ers who were on time, and did the fruitful sub
jvct OftcmpcTuncc justice, dclighting the large
crowd of "tcmrcrancc folks with new
thoughts and ideas of destroying the demon
of demons, and from the Interest manifested
by these people Of SlTe influence we will ven-
lurc that next August Will commemorate oac
of the grandcst victories ever known to l.an.
rens and Anderson. The people arc aSitated
and whiskcy must go.
BESIDES the stand there was one other very
interesting structure, that ever-ineritable
lemonade stand, and many fainting hopes and
parched lips were revived from that delicious
ice-cream and lemonade. etc.
After the speakers, Revs. j. s. Murray. =
Stepp, Hon. b. +. Crayton and Rev. NJ. Nc:
Gee, who pronounced the benediction, had
finished, dinner was announced, and being
under the guardianship Of one OF Triangle s
fairest and loveliest, was marched up to
a spacious picnic table heavy laden, groaning,
almost, under the superfuous abundance OF
alluring delicacics, and at the signal Of "help
YOURSELF given by Mr.. Iimrie Carter, master
of ceremonies pro team, yonr humble servant
accepted the challenge ns bona Gac, snd pro
self and the hoSpitablc host justice-which
was well done. This was Mr.. Carriers table,
and besides his were the Latmers on the
right and Erwins on the left, and at these
three tables quite crowd were entertained.
| Besides these tables at short intervals upon
the scene were merry parties consisting OF
| three and four dining in buggieS. All. every
| one. present had dinner, and Il better enc, not
You know tcmpus goes .Jygtting at picnics,
and before you are near ready to perform the
grand act OF "ta-ta-ing' your best girl, the
concert is in progress and here and there goes
the rustic dude and town crank, interruptinE
the more dlgnified ones who have perhaps
been preparing an eloquent little tindie to make
to her which is shattered by the aDovc-men-
toned individuals.
TO the Carriers, Iatimcr's, Erwin's and Burts'
is due the greater part of the honorS for the
domestic part of the picnic and for the beau
ful also for the Misses Carter, Misses l.atimer.
Miss Erwin and Miss Burs were quite an nc
QUESTION to the lovclincSS of the occasion.
and one of these Quecnly ladies added mex
preSSibly to the en- jOymcnt of an Anderson
journalist. We had our eye on @tnrley and
longcd for q typographical distress sign but In
vain. Misses Beulall and Emma Cox OF Ilonea
| Path were there, and were elegance ana cour-
| teSy peTSOullleu, NllOSc VIC Cttl
not remember now were just as immense In
smiles and dattractivencssa as those whom have
mentioned, and If errors and short.comlngs
will please be accepted for good intentions
and consider. dear reader, my shabby report
| aS Il grand effort by q lovesick boy.
Allow me to say that four counties centered
representatives at Erwins last Friday In the
| caprcity of picnic, and it was finished sue
cess even before dinner, for good order, polite
| ness and kindness and smiles were shining rs
| thickly as stars on fair moonlight evening
quity as Il happy, mutual hearty, enjOya.
| bic day.
| The Triangle Brass Band (coloreD discours
| ed pleasant music at intervals during the day
| 4 game of base bail between the Juveniles Of
H0nea Path and Triangle gave Interest tt
| the ball lovers.
MesSrs. \. =. Kennedy, j. II. Edwards. w. j
| Hood aud James Shaw also represented Due
West.
MAY the voters Of I.aurens and Anderson
| rise on the August morning set aside for this
grand election with simultaneous heartbeat
for purity! Let liquor slide.
| EUGENE.